recycling - News - FoodAuthenticity2024-03-29T11:21:33Zhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/feed/tag/recyclingThe Consumer Goods Forum Announces Position on Chemical Recycling Technologies for Plastics and Publishes Life Cycle Assessmenthttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/the-consumer-goods-forum-announces-position-on-chemical-recycling2022-04-30T01:09:50.000Z2022-04-30T01:09:50.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p><img class="align-left" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10449173091,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="174" height="174" alt="10449173091?profile=RESIZE_400x" />As part of its mission to tackle the plastic pollution challenge and help advance a world where no plastic ends up in nature, The Consumer Goods Forum's (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action (the Coalition) is pleased to announce the publication of <a href="https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Chemical-Recycling-in-a-Circular-Economy-A-Vision-and-Principles-Paper.pdf" target="_blank">a Vision and Principles Paper, entitled "Chemical Recycling in a Circular Economy for Plastics</a>" which encourages the development of new plastics recycling technologies that meet six key principles for credible, safe and environmentally sound development.</p>
<p>In support of this position paper, the Coalition has also published <a href="https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Life-Cycle-Assessment-of-Chemical-Recycling-for-Food-Grade-Film.pdf" target="_blank">a new independent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study</a>, that demonstrates that the chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste could reduce the climate impact of plastic when compared to waste-to-energy incineration.</p>
<p>Read non-technical executive summary of "<a href="https://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Non-Technical-Executive-Summary-of-the-LCA-Report-of-Chemical-Recycling.pdf" target="_blank">Assessing the Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Post-consumer Plastic Film Made from Plastic Waste Through Pyrolysis-based Chemical Recycling Technologies</a>"</p></div>